Month: January 2017 Posts

Step down to prove your innocence – Chaponda told

Jan 04, 2017 Luke Bisani 55 &

As the maize saga continue making headlines, civil society organizations (CSOs) in the country have urged minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda to resign to pave way for investigations. This follows Chaponda's… ...

Chaponda insists he will not resign: Our national anthem shows we are jealous

Jan 02, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 113 &

The idea that envy should be taken away from the country’s national anthem is liked by many people including Minister of Agriculture George Chaponda who claims people making calls for him to resign over the… ...

Malawi, Tanzania agree on electricity and irrigation

Dec 23, 2016 Bright Malenga 6 &

Tanzania and Malawi are expecting to implement a joint 180 megawatt electricity project that will enable each country to produce 90 megawatts, Malawi24 understands. The two countries also expect to implement another joint project on… ...

Malawi Hunger: New policy will promote irrigation farming – Chaponda

Dec 07, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 19 &

The Malawi Government says it is making strides to promote irrigation farming as it has adopted a new National Irrigation Policy which will remove taxes on irrigation equipment. According to Minister of Agriculture George Chaponda,… ...

Mulanje residents apologise to Chaponda for stoning him

Dec 05, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 65 &

... make u-turn on water project People in Mulanje have apologised to minister of agriculture, irrigation and water development George Chaponda for stoning him when he went to the area to tour the site for… ...

Chaponda happy with deliberations in Parliament

Nov 26, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

Leader of the House in Parliament George Chaponda has applauded Members of Parliament (MPs) for vibrant discussions that have been taking place in the House over the past five days. Chaponda said the discussions started… ...

Agriculture expert calls for review of Malawi Seed Act

Sep 05, 2016 Luke Bisani 0 &

An agriculture expert in the country has called for a review of the Seed Act arguing that the current act is fuelling the increase of fake seeds on the market as it does not punish… ...